At a Glance – Sunday, August 19, 2018

Pentecost 13

Please NoteChristine is away on holidays July 30 – Aug. 20. For any pastoral emergencies in this time, please contact Susan Chivers at 403-247-4011 or chiverss@telus.net.

Memorial ServiceIt is with sadness that we announce that Gwen Hnatiuk passed into eternity on Tuesday, August 14. Information regarding a memorial service will be announced as soon as it is available. Rest eternal grant to her, O Lord. And let light perpetual shine upon her.

Summer worshipPlease note that we have re-introduced the Celtic Mass as the musical setting for our 10:30am service. We initially enjoyed this setting last year. All you need to fully participate is a bulletin insert.

60th Anniversary Celebration Dinner: TicketsThe Invitations have been distributed. Please RSVP to Kate at the office.
Make your cheques payable to St Andrew’s Church. Tickets can be purchased until August 20!
Thanks
Aline Greaves

A number of tickets for the Anniversary Dinner have been donated to the church. If you know of anyone in need of a ticket, please contact Christine.

Education for Ministry (EfM)Are you interested in exploring your faith and deepening your spiritual life? EfM helps equip lay people for their on-going ministry in the church and for their life of faith. It’s a 4-year theological training program to which students commit annually. The group here at St. Andrew’s will resume on Thursday afternoons in September and there are other groups in the city that meet at different times. For more information, please contact Mryka at mhallbey@ucalgary.ca or speak with any of the current participants.

Attitude of Gratitude
Thank you to Steve Cebuliak for all the fresh vegetables that he brought to church last Sunday!!

Finance UpdateIf you are going to be away this spring or summer, please consider signing up for pre-authorized debit using one of the forms in the narthex. If you are already using pre-authorized debit, remember you can top up your donation at any time by using a blank envelope (also available in the narthex) or by using the donation button on our website. Thanks for your contributions!

60th Anniversary Planning meetingInvitations for the Celebration Dinner planned for Sat. Sept 15 at the Varsity Community Association Centre are ready for pick up and/or in the mail. RSVP today! If you have contact information for past parishioners or others who should be invited, please contact Aline (agreaves@shaw.ca).
A special remembrance for all baptisms and parishioners who have passed on in the past 10 years is being assembled by Gordon Wells. Please contact Gordon (gord.a.wells@gmail.com) to provide pictures and remembrances.
Our new bike rack, Little Free Library and park bench have been installed and were blessed on Sun June 17. It’s all ready for you to ride your bike, bring a book, take a book, sit and enjoy the sun!

Attitude of GratitudeThank you to Steve Cebuliak for all the wonderful vegetable that he brought last Sunday!!

Did You Know? Our little library is now registered on the world map of Little Free Libraries! Check it out at https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/

Spiritual Eldering – A RetreatLet’s ensure that the decades following the years of paid work and homemaking are a time of creativity, engagement, mentoring, and compassionate accompaniment. After all, that could be a third of our lives! Let’s build a culture in which aging people learn what it means to grow into eldership, a time of life in which experience and wisdom become a resource and gift for community. As a group of people 55 and older, we will spend time together listening, remembering, exploring, practicing, and creating as we become the kind of community that will make this kind of difference in our kind of world. The retreat will be Sept 9-14 at the Naramata Centre. For more information, visit http://pacificjubilee.ca/spiritual-eldering-pacific-jubilee-event-2/

Theological Shifts, Rumblings, and Shake-Ups in the 21st CenturyJoin Christine and Anna Greenwood-Lee this summer at Sorrento Centre, Aug 5-11, to explore some theology in a beautiful setting. We will start with the premise outlined by Phyllis Tickle in her book The Great Emergence that the Church and society today are undergoing a shift of the size and significance which we have not seen since the Reformation. We will then talk about some of the changes already happening and some that might be coming. We’ll look at writings and videos from some of the biggest voices on the religious landscape today. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca.

The Bible and Action for Justice with The Rev. Laurel Dykstra
St. Laurence Anglican Church
5940 Lakeview Drive SW, Calgary
Friday, October 19 to Sunday, October 21
Please plan on joining us for this three day event. Laurel serves as the Priest of Salal and Cedar, a ministry of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster, which meets regularly for worship outdoors and for education and action. She is also a respected Biblical scholar and is the author of five books. More information on Rev. Laurel can be found at http://wisdomcentre.ca/events/. More details on registration for this event will be coming in the late summer or early fall.

Ambrose University: Downey Lectureship 2018Ambrose University is proud to host two evening lectures with Dr. Sarah Coakley.
Oct. 17 & 18 at 7:30 pm
150 Ambrose Circle SW
Calgary, AB
Prof. Coakley teaches modern and contemporary Philosophy of Religion in the faculty, and has an interest in combining both analytic and continental traditions in her own research, whilst also charting the connections with feminist philosophy.The Downey Lectureship is a free and public event. No registration is required.

Communion BreadWould you like to make bread to use for communion? Just let Christine know. You can use any recipe you like, though please try to avoid anything too ‘crumbly.’ See the adult education section of the website for one simple recipe!

Altar Flowers – today are offered to the Glory of God by Lorraine & Colin Cook in memory of loved ones.

Shared prayers today:~ The Most Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop, Diocese of Calgary & Metropolitan of Rupert’s Land
~ The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
~ The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
~ The Right Rev. Leopold Friday, Bishop of our Companion Diocese
~ In Our Diocese: ​St. Andrew, Calgary – The Rev. Christine Conkin, ​The Rev. P. Lloyd Northcott (Hon.); Diocesan First Nations Ministries ~ The Companion Diocese the Windward Islands: Cathedral Church of St. George (Parish of St. George and Andrew) with Transfiguration, The Ascension and Holy Redeemer – The Very Rev. Samuel Nichols
~In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of South India (United) – The Most Revd Thomas Kanjirappally Oommen, Moderator of CSI & Bishop of Madhya Kerala
~ In our parish: Len & Avis Bruton; Bryan & Alysha Bulmer; Claire & Natalie Butler & family
~ Prayers for the Ministries of the Parish of St. Andrew’s – The Rev. Christine Conkin